Chapter 162 Thea, You Should Still Go to Jail
Ava's gaze turned toward Isaac and Thea. Ava smiled slightly, "Isaac, right?"
Isaac's expression was terrible. Today's matter definitely wouldn't end well. "You're Ava?"
"That's me."
"You admit it pretty readily. Everything happened because of you. Thea is my precious one, yet you dared to hit her. What gives you the right?"
"Isaac, please look at this picture first." Ava opened her phone and handed it to Isaac.
Isaac glanced at it and his brow furrowed instantly. "What do you mean by this?"
"Thea got hit. Are you angry?"
Isaac snorted coldly and glared at Joshua.
Of course he was angry.
Both angry and heartbroken.
"Good that you're angry. My daughter got hit too, and I'm angry as well," Ava said coldly.
Isaac's eyes flickered. "What are you trying to say?"
"The one who beat my daughter like this was Thea. What Joshua did just now was simply an eye for an eye. She brought it on herself."
"Impossible. Thea is kind-hearted. She couldn't possibly do such a thing."
"The entire Thomas family knows about this, and Grandpa can testify. Without solid reasons, he would never have kicked her out of the Thomas Villa." Ava's face was cold.
"If you don't believe me, do you not believe Grandpa either? Or do you think Grandpa has gone senile and kicked her out of the Thomas Villa without reason? If she hadn't done anything wrong, how could this have happened?"
Seeing Ava's resolute manner, plus the Thomas family's level of anger about this matter, Isaac knew this couldn't be far from the truth.
Isaac's face grew serious. "Thea, tell me, is this true?"
"I..." Thea bit her lower lip tightly.
Seeing her like this, Isaac had already made his judgment. "So you really did hit Cleo?"
"Grandpa, I... I didn't mean to, I really didn't mean to." Thea cried out, "Please believe me, I really didn't mean to. Cleo wasn't behaving during treatment, I got a bit anxious and pulled at Cleo. It was my fault. Ava, I'm sorry. Joshua, I'm sorry. But I really didn't mean to, please believe me."
Isaac was so angry he felt dizzy. So after all this fuss, she really had hit Cleo first.
In that picture, Cleo's tender little hands were covered in bruises.
How much hatred must she have had for Cleo to be so cruel?
Putting himself in their shoes, what parent wouldn't be heartbroken and furious seeing their daughter beaten like this?
"So now do you think she shouldn't have been hit?"
Isaac glared at Thea.
She should!
She really should be hit!
Thea cried, "Grandpa, I really know I was wrong. I was anxious at the time, I really acted out of anxiety. I know I did wrong. After hitting Cleo, I regretted it immediately, really. I've been repenting all along."
"Repenting? That's not what Ms. Ellis just said." Ava glanced at Thea.
"Grandpa..." Thea frantically grabbed Isaac's clothes. "Grandpa, I really know I was wrong."
No matter what, she was his own granddaughter. Even if she really did something wrong, his heart would still lean toward her.
Besides, she'd been hit back, apologized, and knew to repent.
Isaac sighed. "I, I apologize to you both on Thea's behalf. Thea has already been punished. I'll personally go to the Thomas Villa tomorrow to apologize. How about..."
"No need. I don't care for apologies."
Ava turned her eyes away, her expression as cold and stern as ever.
"No matter what, we're at fault. I'll definitely compensate what needs compensating, and apologize what needs apologizing!"
"Do you think we care about compensation?"
"This..."
Isaac looked at Ava. This girl's demeanor was unusually cold, and her presence was oppressively heavy.
"Just say what you want to say. No need to beat around the bush. I don't care for apologies, and I don't need compensation."
For the first time, Isaac held back again and again. "This matter is our fault, but it's really not serious enough to cancel all cooperation between our two families."
"The cooperation between our families doesn't have to end." Ava's voice was faint. "On the condition that Ms. Ellis admits her crime in front of all the media and goes to prison for malicious assault."
She didn't want apologies or compensation. She only wanted Thea in prison!
Both Thea and Isaac looked at Ava in shock.
"That's impossible." Thea immediately shouted.
"Do you think your actions don't constitute malicious assault?" Ava raised her eyes, the coldness in them like flying snow in deep winter.
"This is too much." Isaac couldn't bear to let Thea go to prison either.
Ava pulled at her lips. "Fine, then there's nothing to discuss. Joshua, proceed with what you decided before."
Joshua raised his slender fingers in a slight gesture. Samuel immediately stepped forward and placed a pre-printed termination contract in front of Isaac.
At this moment, Isaac's eyes held nothing but conflict and anger. He narrowed his eyes, staring at Ava. "You're threatening me!"
"Yes." Ava nodded lightly.
This was a threat!
Anyone who hurt Cleo must pay the price.
Isaac looked at the termination contract before him, then at Thea. Thea saw the conflict in Isaac's eyes. She was terrified and cried out, "Grandpa, Grandpa, I'm your own granddaughter! I don't want to go to prison, I don't want to go to prison. Grandpa, please, save me, please save me."
Thea's whole body trembled with fear.
If she went to prison, her life would be stained forever. She'd be ruined.
No, no!
Isaac's heavy gaze hesitated back and forth between Thea and the contract, finally settling on the contract. He was incredibly conflicted.
Several minutes passed.
Amid Thea's desperate crying and screaming, he slowly picked up the pen.
Thea looked at Isaac with emotion. Isaac still loved her most after all.
Thea gritted her teeth, her red eyes full of resentment as she glared at Ava.
Want her to go to prison? No way!
Ava, just you wait, just you wait. If I don't destroy you, I'm not Thea!
The sound of the pen touching the table.
He'd signed...
Thea looked at Isaac with deep emotion, calling out tearfully, "Grandpa..."
Isaac looked at Thea as well.
"Thea, you should still go to prison."
Thea was thunderstruck!
Wha... what?
Did she hear wrong?
Thea couldn't believe her ears.
Isaac was actually letting her go to prison for the sake of cooperation with the Thomas family.
Joshua could give up all cooperation for Ava, but Isaac was sending her to prison for cooperation!
Thea looked at Isaac in disbelief.